The German counterattack came so quickly and suddenly that the Soviet 56th Army and the 81st Panzer Army, which had just failed to react from the failure of the offensive, did not have any time to adjust.

The German assault forces aimed at the 81st Panzer Corps, which is now a remnant. They have pitifully few tanks, and no less ammunition. Under the ferocious assault of the Germans, these Russians, exhausted from the previous offensive, lacked effective resistance.

As Lykov judged, after the attack on the 81st Panzer Army, the first to send reinforcements to them was none other than the 56th Army commanded by Davamirsky.

However, this played into the hands of the Germans......

Guo Yunfeng's battle group showed its hideous minions on the battlefield......

With a strong amount of armor, it quickly entered the battlefield and launched the most ferocious assault on the 56th Army, whose flanks were completely exposed. This was something Davamirsky did not expect.

The German tanks that were constantly assaulting and the German commandos who were constantly attacking rushed forward violently, completely tearing apart the 56th Army, which had already suffered heavy losses.

Davamirsky's flanks were severely lacking effective protection, and the Soviet units were very far away from him, which resulted in a situation in which the 56th Army and the 81st Panzer Army were completely exposed to German fire and could not be reinforced.

Davamirsky was anxious, and while stubbornly organizing resistance, he reported what was happening here to Marshal Voroshilov and asked for immediate support.

But Voroshilov remained silent for a long time......

Right now. It was time to rely on the personal strength of Davamirsky and Strav to hold back the German offensive......

The Germans rushed in droves, and the war became a game for the one-sided Germans.

Countless weapons spewed flames, killing and wounding the Russians. Light is the troops of Colonel Plov. From the very beginning of the German offensive, several hundred people were killed.

Just like his superiors, Plov could not get reinforcements. His entire regiment was surrounded.

"Comrade Colonel, Comrade Colonel!"

While Plov was suffering this heavy casualty, the missing Major Lyokov suddenly appeared with two soldiers.

"Lyakov, where have you been?" Plov roared loudly.

"During the offensive we were scattered, we killed a dozen Germans and rushed out." Lyakov gasped for breath.

Plov had no doubts. It's all too common for something like this to happen on the battlefield: "Lyakov, go back to your combat post and stop the Germans!" ”

"Comrade Colonel. The situation is critical! Lyakov said uncharacteristically: "When I rushed in just now, I found that there were enemies everywhere, and only the west could still let us break through!" ”

"I didn't receive an order to break out!" Plov glared at his direct subordinates fiercely: "I must hold on!" ”

"Comrade Colonel, the 8th Company is all finished......"

"Lyakov. Follow me! Plov didn't hesitate for a minute.

Lykov and his two companions glanced at each other. Then he quickly followed behind Prov.

The 8th company was killed, and there was no one left on the position, and Plov, who was short of major generals, picked up a machine gun: "We only have four people, but even four of them will have to ......"

Halfway through what he said, he could no longer say any more, and the submachine gun in Lyakov's hand rang out first......

Coming to Plov's corpse, Lyonkov had a sinister smile on his face, staring at this superior who had looked down on him at all in the past, and then pulled the trigger again. Swept all the bullets in the magazine onto Plov's corpse......

"Now, you can take over the troops." Looking at Lyukov in the madness. Edim glanced at his companion Heisenberg and whispered.

"Yes, I can take over the troops!"

Lyakov finally vented all his anger, and he returned to his original position with a submachine gun.

At this time, there were less than 300 people left in the entire regiment, and Lyukov told the soldiers with a heavy expression: "Just now, when we reinforced the 8th Company, Comrade Colonel died. He behaved heroically, killing three German fascists before his death......"

When the Soviet soldiers heard that the regimental commander had died, they became somewhat confused.

Lykov raised his voice: "Comrades, from now on I will temporarily take over the post of regiment commander, and I will lead you to break through!" ”

The Soviet soldiers seemed to have found the backbone at once......

Now, it's time for Lyakov to perform......

At this time, under the powerful surprise attack of the German army, the 56th Army fell into a bitter battle, and the 81st Panzer Army was completely in chaos.

There were Germans everywhere, and the attacking and defending sides completely reversed the order......

Lyakov and his troops continued to retreat to the west, and when they encountered the most difficult obstacle of the Germans, all the Soviet soldiers of the regiment heard Lykov let out a mighty yell:

"For Comrade Stalin, for Comrade Marshal Voroshilov - rush!"

"Rush!"

The mood of the Soviet soldiers was aroused, and they rushed towards the Germans in a frenzy...... And those Germans seemed to be overwhelmed by the momentum of the Soviet army, and fled to both sides.

This is simply a miracle: Major Lyonkov actually rushed out of the German blockade with hundreds of remnants of the defeated army!

But the rest of the Soviet army was not so lucky.

The German assault was simply unstoppable, a large number of tanks and a large number of German commandos were constantly destroying every target they saw in front of them, and the Soviet army was simply unable to organize effective resistance.

To Davamirsky and Straf's frustration, the friendly forces did not make any moves......

After the Soviet army was completely divided, Davamirsky finally waited for the order of Marshal Voroshilov: reinforcements were being prepared. It is required that the 56 Army and the 81 Panzer Army must continue to hold out for another three hours!

Three hours? Now I can't hold on for even an hour!

Davamirsky felt a little sad, and he was now beginning to understand something. Maybe Marshal Voroshilov didn't have any idea of reinforcements at all......

He once harshly criticized the mistakes of Marshal Voroshilov, but he did not think of them. Voroshilov actually brought his revenge to the battlefield!

There are countless Soviet soldiers here - here are countless Red Army soldiers!

But there was nothing he could do to change everything, no!

If Marshal Vasilevsky had been here, this would not have happened, but it was too late to inform Marshal Vasilevsky.

In that case, let's just die here with honor......

Davamirsky is desperate!

He led his guard regiment and desperately rushed to kill the German army, trying to command the troops to move closer to the direction of the 81st Panzer Army.

And he did it. But when he met Strave. I could hardly believe that this was my friend.

At this time, General Strav was covered in blood and his military uniform was filthy. As soon as he arrived at Vamirsky, Strav smiled bitterly: "I have already engaged the Germans three times, and my guard troops have almost died...... Comrade Davamirsky, where are our reinforcements? ”

Davamirsky shook his head in despair......

In an instant, Strav fully understood: "Ah. Is that what Marshal Voroshilov meant...... My dear friend. Now we can't continue fighting, and in less than an hour, our troops will be annihilated! ”

Davamirsky understood perfectly......

At this time, Strav pointed to the brutal battlefield: "We need someone to survive and tell the Supreme Military Council and Marshal Vasilevsky what the hell is going on here......"

"I'll cover you to get out of ......"

Davamirsky had not finished speaking, and Strav had already said: "No, in terms of rank, you are higher than me. I should cover your retreat, not to mention ......"

He smiled miserably: "My 81st Panzer Corps is finished...... Comrade Davamirsky. Please don't hesitate any longer, there is still a chance, we should not all die here! Let's go, tell all the Soviet comrades, tell them the truth about everything that is happening here! ”

Davamirsky knew that his friend had made up his mind to sacrifice at this moment, but how could he leave him alone to face death?

"My dear friend, remember what I said to you?" Strav said slowly: "I am more afraid of my reputation than death...... I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of being judged by my own comrades and then being beaten into the pillar of shame in history...... So, please help me fulfill my heart's desire......"

Davamirsky understood, he shook Strav's hand: "Comrade Strav, please believe that the truth will never be hidden!" ”

"I believe it!"

Strav smiled slightly, then said goodbye to his friend, and in the face of the swarming German troops, he shouted: "Comrades, for victory - for the Soviets!" ”

It was the last battle of Strav and the last battle of the 81st Panzer Army.

At 17:10 on March 17, 1943, Major General Strav, commander of the 81st Panzer Corps of the Soviet Army, was killed in the battlefield of the Terek River, which was also the first senior officer killed by the Soviet Army after the outbreak of the Battle of the Terek River.

On the same day, the Soviet 56th Army was routed, and the 81st Panzer Army suffered a devastating blow.

The Germans on the defensive dealt the most heavy blow to the Soviet troops......

This was a tragic scene for the Soviet army, with more than 15,000 Soviet casualties, and such casualties actually came from the encircled German assault cluster.

This is even more a shame in the history of the Soviet army:

- The encircled German army actually launched such an invincible counterattack!

Of course, there are also heroes among them, such as Major Lykov of the 81st Panzer Army! He successfully highlighted the Germans with a force of several hundred men!

Even. Lykov, who successfully broke through the siege, was personally received by Marshal Voroshilov, which Lykov did not expect at all.

Voroshilov briefly inquired about the situation on the battlefield and expressed his condolences to the Soviet soldiers who had died. Then unexpectedly Baryokov was promoted to lieutenant colonel and placed him in command of a battalion of armored units of the 1st Guards Army.

Lyakov was a little confused, but the officer who sent him out of the city answered his doubt: "What slogan did you shout when you broke through, Comrade Lieutenant Colonel Lyakov?" ”

Liao Kefu was stunned for a moment, and then understood......

"For Comrade Stalin, for Comrade Marshal Voroshilov - rush!"

For Comrade Marshal Voroshilov...... This sentence alone was enough for Lyakov to win the trust of Comrade Marshal Voroshilov.

"A crushing defeat, ah......" and at this time in his own command. Voroshilov sighed and said: "There should not be such a defeat, our comrades, there is no good firm implementation of the combat idea!" ”

"Yes. Comrade Marshal. The Chief of Staff, Major General Valennikov, said: "In particular, the operational ideas you have developed have not been implemented very well. ”

"I just received information that Comrade Strav has died and Comrade Davamirsky is missing, is there any news of him?" Voroshilov asked slowly.

"Not yet. We are looking for ......" Valennikov said of which lowered his voice: "Comrade Marshal. I am afraid that Comrade Davamirsky surrendered. ”

Voroshilov did not seem to be at all surprised by such an answer: "Ah, no, please don't wronged your comrades like this." ”

"No, I still insist on my opinion, I have always believed that there is something wrong with Davamirsky's ideological position...... "Valennikov knows too well what Marshal Voroshilov was thinking: "Comrade Marshal, do you remember the Tukhachevsky affair and the secrets in his archives? ”

Voroshilov nodded slowly......

One of the most prominent figures in the revolution that took place in Russia was undoubtedly Mikhail. Nikolaevich. Tukhachevsky. In the course of commanding an army group or front, he showed great organizational skills and military genius. Under his leadership. Completed a series of campaigns victoriously.

But in the Great Purge of the Soviet Union, Mikhail . Nikolaevich. Marshal Tukhachevsky was innocently killed in 1937.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the USSR has a secret dossier about him: "Date of birth - 1893. Nation - a big Russian. What foreign languages do you know – French, German? Social origin - aristocracy. What kind of military education was received - Alexander Military Academy in 1914. Party - 5 April 1918 (CPP) Party ID number 50136. What kind of party and government work was held between the February Revolution and the October Revolution - captured during this period. ”

Yes, there was such a period in the resume of the future marshal - two and a half years as a German prisoner of war. And this has become an important factor in the beginning of the worst of the dooms.

During his time as a prisoner, he was strong and fearless. He tried to escape several times, but were unsuccessful, for which he was imprisoned in the castle prison. Even here, in the face of strict prison rules, he was by no means satisfied with the condition of his country. He took the risk of helping a French officer escape from the castle, and the latter was still grateful to him many years later when he spoke about it.

Soon, Tukhachevsky himself escaped and returned to his homeland. He called the time he spent in captivity the lost years.

"The Special Chamber of the Supreme Court of the USSR found them guilty...... Betrayal of the Motherland, espionage and sabotage ......"

This was the most condemned crime given by the Soviet Union to this marshal who had distinguished himself in battle.

"Comrade Marshal, there was Davamirsky who was captured with Tukhachevsky at that time." Valentnikov said coldly: "But at that time Davamirsky was young, and he was protected by Zhukov. You know, Comrade Stalin still respected Zhukov quite a lot, so in the end Davamirsky escaped the trial that he deserved. ”

Voroshilov knew all these things, but what he needed was for his subordinates to say it: "Yes, I've heard some about this history, but what does this explain?" ”

"I think that during the period of captivity, Davamirsky has betrayed his faith!" Valennikov said murderously: "The 56th Army has such a powerful force, how could it fail so quickly?" Don't you find it strange? And now he's missing...... I think our suspicions should be reported to Moscow immediately! ”

Voroshilov muttered for a while: "I am still a newcomer, Comrade Davamirsky, but out of loyalty to our cause, I agree with your suggestion, Comrade Valennikov, you can arrange it." Of course, remember to inform Marshal Vasilevsky, after all, he is the commander-in-chief. ”

"Yes, I'll do it right away."

"Organize all our forces and avenge the fallen comrades!" A glimmer of brilliance flashed on Voroshilov's face: "The greatest attack is about to begin, and we will completely destroy our enemies with a devastating attack!" ”

"Yes, Comrade Marshal, under your command we will be able to win!"

Voroshilov did not feel any discouraged by the defeat of the 56th Army and the 81st Panzer Army, on the contrary, he was very excited.

At least, now that his enemies have been eradicated, he can devote all his energy to the front line. Victory, perhaps, is waiting for itself there.

Yes, victory, the most glorious one! (To be continued......)